How to Draw Any Pose from IMAGINATION

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Learning to draw figures from imagination has a wide range of benefits: 1) you can better design your drawings from observation, 2) you can find gaps in your understanding of the figure, 3) it's very very fun and 4) you can draw figures from imagination!

In this tutorial we go over a simple process for drawing any pose from imagination - enjoy!

0:00 Getting started
1:35 Versions of the exercise
2:29 Process
5:07 Drawing demo
12:23 Tips for beginners
13:56 Learning resources

[ginny]

This is my artistic goal! It’s totally scary to me yet you manage an approach that makes it appealing. You have helped me learn so much over the years! Best Teachers!!!

[sharonperry]

A young member of my family can draw from memory and use his imagination to brilliant effect. I'm an artist but need some form of reference to guide me. This is an excellent tutorial, something new to me. Highly recommended. Many thanks!

[robertcook]

I attended life drawing classes for many years at New York's Art Students League. I developed the practice over time of nearly always beginning by laying in the shapes and position of the torso and pelvis, adding the head and limbs afterward--particularly in shorter poses, (1, 5, 10, 15 and 25 minute poses). In longer poses, depending on the model's pose, I might sometimes start by laying in the shape of the head and moving on from there. However, for me, getting the action of the torso and pelvis first and then adding the dependent forms (head and limbs) always worked best. (My first teacher, Gustav Rehberger, a former illustrator, had two small pieces of 2" x 4" lumber, one slightly longer than the other--one representing the torso and the other the pelvis--that he would bring out and manually demonstrate all the ways in which the two forms could move and twist in relation to each other. In this manner, he emphasized and reminded us to look for and capture the independent actions of the two parts of the trunk in the figures we were drawing.)

[heiispoon]

Hot dayuuum!! The topic where you introduced the "frustrations" when 1 direct light to form (around 8:30) the major the shadow shapes really hits home!

[wrose]

I love how you explain! Step by step 🌟 Thanks for sharing i really apreciate it!

[mokomatalvi]

That is such a beautiful drawing! Love the pose.

[miguelcha]

one of my favourite art youtubers, such a good teacher

[irmabecx]

I draw a lot from imagination for that reason; to identify what I need to learn more about. Also I think you forgot to link the video you mentioned about balance? :)

[sydene]

You're really great and inspiring...you make drawing fun at any age.

[koljak]

Great rehash of past month, it was a fun one! And so valuable, I hope I can keep up doing these exercises.

[christianmarchelino]

I have been following you since january. And a lot of your contents are just gold! Thanks for the tips & valuable lessons. I love the figuaries!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[kadavarium]

Incredibly insightful as always, thank you so much. Can’t wait to try these exercises.

[alexmccaleb]

Just in time during this muscle study! (Mostly on practical connectivity and function of course; not a rigid study). Lolz, top of the afternoon Kenzo!

[kasiako]

This knowledge is true GOLD, thank you so much for sharing!!!!💖

[MAXIMThefirstandlast]

Such a unique timing, I was just struggling drawing some poses

[jackdaniel]

You just described me.I copy references, but I don't know the human body.I plan to really study it so that I can draw from my imagination.Thank you so much for sharing

[ZeroSumJ]

My biggest struggle is making my limb proportions make sense when they’re in dynamic poses.

[cl]

Hey, that is how I used to do it when I was 13! I can't believe it is a legit technique

[annascity]

You'd be knowing everything I'd be needing 😭😭

[MikePrismicStelarguide]

Thanks, the video helped a lot. What I painted from imagination before was terrible, but now it looks solid, mainly thanks to your way of drawing the torso and pelvis. I don't know why, but when I used different shapes for the torso and pelvis before, it just didn't work.